A man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to set the RCMP detachment in Moncton on fire.
New Brunswick RCMP say on Friday at around 2:50 a.m., members from the Codiac detachment noticed a man in the vestibule of the building.
“A fire was started, and the man then fled the scene,” police said in a news release Tuesday. “An RCMP officer was able to quickly extinguish the fire. No one was injured.”
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Police say later that morning they received a report of threats being made outside a residence on John Street.
That suspect matched the description of the man in the vestibule of the Codiac detachment, according to police.
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Joseph Jude (Joey) Gallant was arrested at the John Street residence. He is facing charges of arson, uttering threats, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and failure to appear in court.
He was also charged with uttering threats and mischief on an unrelated matter.
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Gallant has been sent for a 30-day psychological evaluation and is scheduled to return to Moncton provincial court on Feb. 3.
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